Where does “cakeshop” come from?

cakeshop (English) comes from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.

cakeshop (English): Alternative form of cake shop

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cake shop

Ancestry of “cakeshop”, step by step

cakeshop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
2Middle Englishshoppe—
3Old Englishsċeoppa—
4Proto-Germanicskupp-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—

via English cake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcakeA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
2Middle Englishcakecake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;...
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp- →Every word from Old English sċeoppa →